Message from the Chairperson

A Message From the VPPPA Chairperson

The VPP Community is, as always, ready to support those striving to improve their safety systems. Hello VPP Community,

As we enjoy summer and all it has to offer, we should not forget about the silent killer of heat stress. There were 1,577 heat-related deaths last year, causing a 56% increase since 20181. We know VPP Star sites, SHARP Alliance

sites, and all safety professionals have plans in place to address this serious issue. We

hope you find this special Heat Stress edition of the Leader helpful to your existing heat

stress program. If the VPPPA can be of any assistance in supporting your heat stress

program or any other program, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The VPP Community is, as always, ready to support those striving to improve their

safety systems. They are a great community of talented and respectful professionals

always looking at ways to improve. In line with this philosophy, the VPPPA has hired an

Executive Director to better serve you.

Chris Williams started July 1 and hit the ground running. Chris is an accomplished

Certified Association Executive (CAE) with over 20 years of association experience. He is a former Executive Director of the National Child Support Enforcement Association.

Additionally, he worked with the (NCSEA) Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. and the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry. We are excited at what Chris will bring

to our association to help serve the VPP community even more. When you see Chris at

this year’s Safety+ Symposium in our Nation’s capital, please say hello and take some

time to talk with him.

The National office has been working hard to put on a great event August 23–25 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. We hope to see you there. We recommend

you register and reserve your hotel room as soon as you can. We are very excited to see

everyone very soon!

—Terry Schulte, Chairman—National VPPPA Board of Directors

We are better together!

1 Maggie Davis, (Jun 6, 2022), Heat-Related Deaths Up 56% Between 2018 and 2021, Provisional

Data Shows—ValuePenguin